update Patch Update #704 - Released 21st October 2022

[cybernite 93]

Good they increased the ARES OD Ball recharge rate; but I would like to see the ball zap range shortened.

Thunder hyperspeed reduced damage (-70%) is good, but also increase reload time. Its like a fast reload shaft

without laser line.

Ohya good sorted ammo smokey reload -10%, but they should buff autocannon with nowadays turret stats.

 

[Shadow_Error_X 50]

Superb Update! Honestly Scout being nerfed seems fair; it really did fire quite fast before, whereas now it will fire fast, but not to the point of being ridiculous.
 

Edited October 21, 2022 by Shadow_Error_X

[galziv01 153]

What's going on with turret aiming after garage change?

Edited October 21, 2022 by galziv01

[alkyng 3,080]

On 10/20/2022 at 6:56 PM, muzamil said:

juggernaut should also get overdrive charge per battle points AND THIS condition must apply to solo jgr's od too

NOPE, this will motivate the juggernauts to abuse the hull more and kill many people, rather than its real purpose which is defending the hull, not attacking.

[0179432 146]

On 10/20/2022 at 3:34 AM, Marcus said:

 

• Scorpion

  • Salvo reload time increased from 24 - 16 to 27 - 18 s.

  • «Missile launcher «Swarm» augment

    • Reduction of salvo reload time decreased from -50% to -25%

Originally I thought this was a fair update, but after using Swarm, imo the reload time is too long for the measly 6 rockets per salvo. 

Edited October 21, 2022 by 0179432

[HAYAL_ET 3]

I'm so sorry about the Scorpion/Swarm update. I used to play with pleasure, but the game is no longer for me.

I played 2 games today and the waiting time bothered me a lot. It was incredibly boring. The game is no longer enjoyable. Scorpion loading time was low. It slowed even more. The only good thing for Scorpion was swarm. Now swarm is also bad.

I will ask only one question. Why would players use Scorpion after these update?

Edited October 22, 2022 by HAYAL_ET

[Bydo 20,119]

ok what is going on with my system. first when you go to a battle and you touch your arrow buttons the turret then turns , its not programed to activate turrets.

then if I change to use scorpion it feels like mouse controls are turned on . which there not . I seldom use mouse controls.

so why

[Bydo 20,119]

On 10/21/2022 at 7:03 AM, UnIeash said:

So you most likely had mouse turned on in settings because they merged keyboard + mouse or keyboard only in one settings now.

I always have used Keyboard , only used mouse 15 times in the past , nothing yesterday or even today/

 

it was turned on when I went to check settings , system must have done it. I have had issues in the past of settings changed for unknown reasons. such as controls changed from which numbers and letters I normally use.

Edited October 21, 2022 by Bydo

[TargetXAcquired 277]

On 10/21/2022 at 11:52 AM, Bydo said:

ok what is going on with my system. first when you go to a battle and you touch your arrow buttons the turret then turns , its not programed to activate turrets.

then if I change to use scorpion it feels like mouse controls are turned on . which there not . I seldom use mouse controls.

so why

Happened to me as well. Updates = lag, glitches, lag and more lag followed by even more glitches, which is followed by even more lag making the game unplayable, annoying, frustrating and a waste of supplies, time and effort.

Solution= sack hazel ASAP. Throw him on the scrap heap alongside the inept MM system. This immediate action will solve a host of issues affecting the game, issues implemented by hazel and perpetuated by him to make cash by any and all means, regardless how negatively it impacts the game. 

[galziv01 153]

Finished the missions of ultra weekend and got the new cryo shells augment for scorpion (not a buyer, just luck), so I tried it. Maybe the reason that it takes a lot of time until I shoot a salvo is because my scorpion is only MK7-13. It seems slower than shaft.

[0179432 146]

On 10/21/2022 at 3:11 PM, galziv01 said:

Finished the missions of ultra weekend and got the new cryo shells augment for scorpion (not a buyer, just luck), so I tried it. Maybe the reason that it takes a lot of time until I shoot a salvo is because my scorpion is only MK7-13. It seems slower than shaft.

It's bad, even fully upgraded its 16 seconds

Edited October 22, 2022 by 0179432

[cybernite 93]

Ya Scorpion Swarm is bad now, good point for 6 rockets the reload is slower. I see a bit less Scorpions playing today and yesterday.

Too bad they don't have Scorpion Swarm (AP or EMP); guess it is coming.

 

[Fenrir 335]

@cybernite If they attach AP/EMP to the artillery rockets, then no matter what template is used, it will be very toxic as it shall be instant death to anyone not immune to the debuff you're using. I should hope it will be explosive shells with a lengthy debuff on crits instead, and nothing with the rockets. And I say this as a Scorpion user (well, I use almost all turrets, but I enjoy long-ranged ones the most).

[TheCongoSpider 8,942]

On 10/22/2022 at 8:47 AM, 0179432 said:

It's bad, even fully upgraded its 16 seconds

Did you compare it to the other augments you can put on Scorpion as well? Is it bad because it doesn't deal triple damage while it's freezing someone?

[0179432 146]

On 10/22/2022 at 7:13 AM, TheCongoSpider said:

Did you compare it to the other augments you can put on Scorpion as well? Is it bad because it doesn't deal triple damage while it's freezing someone?

"It's bad" referring to the amount of time Salvo takes to reload

[Bydo 20,119]

not impressed with lower ranks not being able to have supplies at any given time . they now have to use drones to supply them self's with it.

what about lower ranks having to battle legends , it's competitively unfair for them. also there are lower ranks with a fully supply stock of drugs and yet it now limits them on using them. or even lower ranks not interested in using supplies .  putting restrictions on players makes this game boring and more leaving .

time to go back to the drawing board and start all over again, maybe back to 2014 when the game was way more fun.

scrap the idea of drones being used for lower ranks.

[Dopamine 2,161]

On 10/22/2022 at 4:49 PM, Bydo said:

what about lower ranks having to battle legends , it's competitively unfair for them. also there are lower ranks with a fully supply stock of drugs and yet it now limits them on using them. or even lower ranks not interested in using supplies .  putting restrictions on players makes this game boring and more leaving .

Quite the opposite, I would think. Right now, many new players do not realize the passive bonuses drones offer, thus leaving them at grave disadvantage if not having one equipped.

After this update, they will be forced to at least use brutus, which costs only 1k crystals to buy and doesn´t consume batteries or additional supplies.

[alkyng 3,080]

On 10/22/2022 at 10:14 PM, frederik123456 said:

Quite the opposite, I would think. Right now, many new players do not realize the passive bonuses drones offer, thus leaving them at grave disadvantage if not having one equipped.

After this update, they will be forced to at least use brutus, which costs only 1k crystals to buy and doesn´t consume batteries or additional supplies.

New players don't realize the passive bonuses drones offer?  So increase the gap and making drones stronger by weakened supplies!  Nice logic

[Dopamine 2,161]

On 10/22/2022 at 10:19 PM, firety31 said:

New players don't realize the passive bonuses drones offer?  So increase the gap and making drones stronger by weakened supplies!  Nice logic

Nope, it will be much easier to realize that you should do something if you see everyone else using supplies that you cannot +  the tutorial will guide you to equip a drone (if not by anything else, then at least via the "buy and equip a drone" mission).

It is not like you have pay millions in crystals to equip brutus, so I don't understand the turmoil around it.

I get that many don't like the concept of drones as a whole, but they are just not going to disappear, for better or for worse. That is why it is important to emphasize to new players they should use them.

Personally I would just make the brutus auto equiped from the get to, but we will see, I guess this solution will work aswell.

[belege 21]

Brutus is like u dont have a drone. 

The problem is u have to fully upgrade a drone to be usefull. And is too expensive for new players.

Fully micro brutus is much stronger than 10/20 booster.

New players and old players also don t understand the way pasive bonus is calculated.

Is funny low rank players with crisis 3/20 playing against brutus 20/20. 

 

[Bydo 20,119]

On 10/22/2022 at 3:14 PM, frederik123456 said:

Quite the opposite, I would think. Right now, many new players do not realize the passive bonuses drones offer, thus leaving them at grave disadvantage if not having one equipped.

After this update, they will be forced to at least use Brutus, which costs only 1k crystals to buy and does n´t consume batteries or additional supplies.

yea you said it, being forced to use a item in the garage when most don't want to use them. see in the past players used less supplies due to them wanting more experience on there tank with out having to deal with drones or supplies. even I refused to use them for years until I was forced to upgrade them to the max to battle with. and even with them fully upgraded it still does not help in the long run. I have good battles and  rotten battles . do drones help - very little in my books. I would rather not have to use them ,

to me drones are a waste of crystals and having it be created in this game.

when I played tankiX i never used drones.

[TargetXAcquired 277]

On 10/22/2022 at 3:49 PM, Bydo said:

scrap the idea of drones being used for lower ranks.

Along with all floating trash cans, MM, augments, and not being able to deal full damage unless you have a drone maxed out.

The latter being the most toxic and one of many cash grabs the devs employ for a game that becomes worse after every update they bring out.

On 10/22/2022 at 8:14 PM, frederik123456 said:

Right now, many new players do not realize the passive bonuses drones offer,

Then why don't the devs explain this in a tutorial that also explains EVERYTHING ELSE that new players need to no when playing for the first time, like you need wads of cash to compete at a reasonable level and expect anything you buy that is OP to be nerfed soon afterwards to make way for the next P2W, OP gimmick they bring out.

On 10/22/2022 at 8:14 PM, frederik123456 said:

After this update, they will be forced to at least use brutus,

Devs fav ploy. Make it so players don't have a choice, same old, same old. 

 

 

[It_Aint_Too_Late 144]

On 10/20/2022 at 4:04 PM, Marcus said:

The number of stars players get no longer depends on which team won

• 1 place — 3 stars

• 2 place — 3 stars

• 3 place — 3 stars

• 4 place — 2 stars

• 5 place — 2 stars

• 6 place — 2 stars

• 7 place — 2 stars

• 8 place — 1 star

• 9 place — 1 star

• 10 place — 1 star

• 11 place — 1 star

• 12 place — 1 star

• 13 place — 1 star

• 14 place — 1 star

• (Note) Now the only thing you need to earn more stars is to show your best till the end of a battle and it doesn’t matter in which team you are.

As if any player has been grinding to reach the final tier by playing as many battles as possible. Most players play an average 7 battles per day. And even if they finished in the top 3 in every battle, all they get is 21 stars for about 2 hours of play time. Not so efficient is it? Earning stars from battles is only for those players reaching 8k stars or somethin at the end of the challenge, which are very few. Besides that I see them as pretty useless. I usually just play around 4-5 battles, during which I complete my missions. I earn 15 stars from those 5 battles which is absolutely a huge amount of stars compared to that I get from missions. Either increase the number of stars earned in battle or leave the mechanic as it is ._.

[yuvraj007 302]

On 10/21/2022 at 2:51 PM, HAYAL_ET said:

I'm so sorry about the Scorpion/Swarm update. I used to play with pleasure, but the game is no longer for me.

I played 2 games today and the waiting time bothered me a lot. It was incredibly boring. The game is no longer enjoyable. Scorpion loading time was low. It slowed even more. The only good thing for Scorpion was swarm. Now swarm is also bad.

I will ask only one question. Why would players use Scorpion after these update?

Agreed. Scorpion/Swarm is dead. 

This is literally the tanki business model: create op augments/turrets -> make money from buyers -> nerf to the ground

Makes me wonder why F2P players waste their time on this game..

[dinek789 60]

On 10/22/2022 at 11:05 PM, frederik123456 said:

Nope, it will be much easier to realize that you should do something if you see everyone else using supplies that you cannot +  the tutorial will guide you to equip a drone (if not by anything else, then at least via the "buy and equip a drone" mission).

It is not like you have pay millions in crystals to equip brutus, so I don't understand the turmoil around it.

I get that many don't like the concept of drones as a whole, but they are just not going to disappear, for better or for worse. That is why it is important to emphasize to new players they should use them.

Personally I would just make the brutus auto equiped from the get to, but we will see, I guess this solution will work aswell.

I agree, I think this change will be good, I don't know why players are angry with that. Almost reminds me of the update long time ago when they introduced protection modules so that the protection was not coupled with the paint anymore. There was so many backlash, but it was actually good for the players in the long run.